Tire of wheels.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

J. H. RYAN.

TIRE 0F WHEELS.

APPLIMTION FILED ma. 14. 1907.

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.TOHN H. RYAN, OF DUBLIN, IRELAND.

TIRE OF WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Feb. is, roos.

Application filed December 14. 1.907. Serial No. 406.405.

To 'all whom it (may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY RYAN,

i subject of the King'of Great Britain, residing at Dublin, in the county of Dublin, Ireland,

civil engineer, have invented certain newand .useful Improvements in Connection with Tires of ll'heels, for which application has' been made in Great Britain, No. 27,654, dated December 5, 1906, (pending application.)

This invention relates to vehicle wheel tires of the type in which a band of cord or rope of yarn,'wire,' Wire rope, raw hide or ot er suitable material is used as a tire or as. a protective band for an elastic tire, and con. sists in a method of attaching the said band to the `felly or tire of the wheel; and in order that my invention may be readily understood, I will describe-thc same fullywith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view ofa metal wheel provided with my improvement. Fig. 1^ is' a similar view illustrating a different -way of securing the protective band on the rim. Fig. 2 is a partial cross section and a artial end view of Fig. 1 on the line C D. ig. 2^

is a partial cross section anda partial endview on the liuc C .l) of Fig. 1^. Fig. 3 is a artial cross section and a )artial end view of Fig. 1 on the line A B. 4ig. 3^ is a artial cross section and partial end view on t e line A B of Fig. 1^. 4

In the practice ol` my invention, refereiiee being made first to Figs. 1 to Il inclusive. l drill or bore in pairs a number of holes li, obliquely through the rim or felly t all round the circumference and prefera blv near the edge of such rim on both sides; l then pas; :1 band b of cord, rope, yarn, wire, wire repe. raw hide, leather or other suitable material through one or other of the holes and secure the end on-the under side ofthe rim or felly t. fl then pass the, other end of the baud b and the band itselll through the adjacent hole h on the. same side, and bring it back through the next hole iv adjoining and so on until it is threaded or laced through all the holes; the band is then wound around the periphery of the rim t, which may be ilat, concave, convex, or fluted, in the same manner or is wound around in coils lying side by side until the whole width of' the rim t is covered to the correspondingset of holes on the oppositeside of the rim t and through which ho es itis passed threaded or laced a similar manner to that by which the first set were threaded or laced, the rope is then strained or pulled taut and the end is securely fastened by a knot, or any of the usual methods for fastening a loose end.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1^, 2^, 3^ and in lieu.of the holes adjoining one another as in Figs. 1, 2, 3 I drill or bore a number of oblong holes h through the rim or felly t all round the circumference, preferably but not necessarily near the vedge of -such rim on both sides; I then pass a band b of cord, rope, yarn, wire, wire rope, leather or other suitable material through one of the holes h and secure the end as hereinbefore described; I then pass the other end of the said band b and the band itself through the next hole h in a looped fashion, on the same side and maintain it in position by a in or cotter p .of half round or other suita le form. I then bring it along the circumference of the rim to the next hole Where it is secured in the same manner, and so on until it has been secured at all the holes, it is then wound around the periphery of the rim t and completed substantially in the manner described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. 1

It is apparent that the rope or band may be in one or more lengths, havin]` `two or more free ends.

It will be apparent that rims of Wheels covered or tired in this manner may be applied and used on wheels n'teady tired with metal or wherever a device. such as rubber or other material is required to eliminate or diminish the noise caused by' the action of wheels tired with metal or hard wood as also to impart a degree of resiliency in the tread or tire or cover of such u'heels that it may be applied to, und also to add to the life of all such vehicles as use wheels tired in the inunner aforesaid: aud in the ense of pneumatic tires or tubes :i band oi leather or other s1. litable material can be used as a protection to such pneumatic tubes and through und iu or onwhich band the rope aforesaid can be fixed in the manner already described for metal tires under Figs. 1 to 3 and Figs. 1A to '3^ which will tend to irevent side slniping.

l declare that what claim is 1. In a wheel, a rim having a series of holes extending around the periphery thereof adjacent the edge, and a protective covering for said rim composed of Ilcxible material wound around said rim and passingr alternately into and out of said holes, and means for securing said covering in position.

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2. In a Wheel, a rim'having a series of l posed of a cord or band laced through saidl holes arranged in pairs and extending around o enings on both sides, cotter pins passed the periphery of said rir'n adjacent the edge, l t ough the loops extending into said. openand a protective covering for said rim com- 1 in fs, and means for securing the free ends.

5 posed of a cord or band laced through said i nwitness whereof, I have hereunto signed openings on both sides with means for secar# i my name this 3rd day of December 1907, in ing the free ends.

the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

3. In a Wheel, a rim having a seriesof J. H. RYAN. holes arranged in pairs and extendn around Witnesses: 1o the periphery of saidrim adjacent t e edge, WM. F. NEFF,

and a protective covering for said rim com- A. B. BLACK. 

